Re: What is Hell is this thing?

From: Chris L Peterson (clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 02:54:02 GMT

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 02:20:06 GMT, "Edward" <reply@thegroup.thx> wrote:

>My thoughts exactly....precision instrumentation? Meade?
>
>If they're capable of something like this they should offer it as a high end
>telescope mount to build up their image.

Meade has long been a supplier of precision equipment for specialized
applications. Looking closely at this assembly, however, it appears not to use a
true worm gear set, but rather the same hybrid worm/spur system used on LX200s.
So as nice as the machining is, I doubt it is any more precise than an LX200
(certainly not bad, but not exceptional either).

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